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A Hospital Administration Would Like to Know the Average Length

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A hospital administration would like to know the average length that a patient stays in the hospital. It would be almost impossible to look through all of the past records and average the lengths of stay. Instead, a sample of 1000 patients over the last year was randomly chosen and their lengths of stay were averaged. Describe the population and sample in this problem.
Population: ________________________________________________________
Sample: ________________________________________________________


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The process by which two or more parties with different needs or goals discuss an issue in an attempt to reach a compromise or agreement.

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A combined process of mediation and arbitration where parties first attempt mediation, and if unresolved, the same or a different neutral party arbitrates the dispute.

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